NugShee Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Ok guys, I have debated for a long time on weather I should ask this question or not but I just cant ride a wheelie. Is there a trick to it? My buddy can ride one forever on his 400EX but I just cant keep it up on my Banshee. My shee has plenty of power to pull it up in 3rd gear and Im no pussy when riding but I just dont feel real confertable when trying to get her on two wheels. Do I just suck? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decon Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 (edited) no, its the fact that the 400ex is a 4 stroke, and is has alot of power and torque around first and second gears ,so thats why it can stay up like that. on the other hand, the banshee is a 2 stroke, and you know that. wheelieing it would be hard unless your pushin out some real power, but its possible, just hard to do. most of the time your see people wheelieing on 4 strokes because of that power u can get to keep it up in the air, because the power is right there, unlike the 2 stroke with the powerband. if im wrong correct me, but I think this is why. Edited October 6, 2004 by dEcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee~ Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 I meditate before a wheelie try it.... whooosa whoooosa jp ...if you have stock tires on theres your problem...if you dont get her in 2nd gear and push on the throttle and when you feel the powerband starting to jerk let off and then just hammer it and the front end will sky just get out in a field and pratice...but you want to shift while your in the air ask someone else cuz i cant figure it out or i dont have the power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
United Pot Smoker Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 you can ride a wheelie on anything. some are a little easier than others. take pettle bike for example. every bike has a different "comfort zone". most people find it easier to ride a wheelie on a mountain bike rather than a bmx bike. some find its easier to on a bmx rather than a mountain bike. and some can ride a unicycle like like they have no balls. ( if you know what i mean) it just takes practise, its frightning at first doing wheelies on a banshee because you have to know your throttle responce, ballancing point and brake. so to answer you question, yes you suck. but so do i. best thing to do is make a wheelie bar that wont allow you to go past that "point". till you feel comfortable. if not that, start off sitting on your left ankle way back on the seat, and your right foot on the break. and the first thing to to know your break. the more you know your break the more you will see when you should and shouldnt use it. try not to get skerrd when your "on the edge". lots of practise with your heart and soul into it and you will get it. you will burn $5000 in gass before you get it down. on my bmx bike i was at a point that i could sit down and pettle a wheelie around a football feild. now getting on a banshee when i feel im near that edge i pull my front break thinking on my other bike that its my rear break. its a nervous thing i have that im trying to break. just know your break. once that happens and your quick at it you wont have the fear of falling back. thats all i know about wheelies. im terrified of riding wheelies on my banshee. but i plan to change that. only thing is that you cant steer and turn when you ride a quad. unless you have low tire pressure and lean on one side. peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NugShee Posted October 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Thanks alot for the reply's guys. I kinda figured that it was just harder on a Banshee then a 400EX. My buddies always making fun of me. Before I used the excuse that I didnt have enough power or that I wasnt hooking up but now with the Shee being built with a stock swingarm and Im running Sand Stars I dont have any excuse except for I just cant do it. Some people just make it look easy I guess. Lets hear from more of you guys on how you do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stclark04 Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 well, fourstrokes are alot easier to do wheelies on. if you go to the image section and go to the "testing" thread there is a video of me doing a couple wheelies on my 450. theres no way in hell i could do a wheelie that long on the banshee. and if i could, id be goin really really fast and i would kill myself. all it takes is practice. there are alot of different ways to do wheelies. for me, its easier to stand up and do one, but for some its easier for them to sit on the seat. just whatever feels right. just keep practicing and you will get them down. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuadMX Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Practice Practice and more Practice! That's the only way you learn to do things correctly. It took me a while to learn, a -2.5" swingarm, and 18" turf tamers to be a wheelying machine! I can wheelie forever on my banshee and I have a friend to prove it. I even started doing shit like heelclickers and sittin on the bars etc. No pics however. Just friends that have seen it. Just get in an open area and pull it up. Just remember to hit the rears if you're startin to tip back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Something that will help if finding the balance point. Have someone pic the front of the quad up all the way to the balance point while you sit on it. Then you'll know how high you have to go. It's higher than you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRMit Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 ...but once you reach that balance point it only takes an inch more to send you flying backwards. Get intimate with that rear brake and don't forget it's there like I always do. I've lost it too many times doing 5th or 6th gear wheelies. I can wheely the heck out of my friend's 300ex and my other friend can ride one on his 450r for as long as he has a straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledofthezep Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Practice Practice and more Practice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellison445 Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 it took me 2 years to learn to wheelie the shee. I can wheelie almost anything, In the begining I started practicing on a yz 125 to get the feel for that 2 stroke powerband. Then I took it to my girls blaster then to the shee. I can basically keep her up all day..Start off with some dead stop wheelies.Drop her in second, rev her half way and pop the clutch. Keep your foot on the back brake and ride her as slow as possible so you can get use to the balancing point. the reson I say start off in second is due to first gear popping you up very fast. Try this and get the hang of it and you will be good in no time. Good luck, you might want to invest in a PRM desert bar as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super88_banshee Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 but you want to shift while your in the air ask someone else cuz i cant figure it out or i dont have the power? you need to be careful when wanting to shift in a wheelie, it will want to bring itself over backwards in a hurry. I have just recently been able to do this and it will take some practice to run it thru the gears on the back wheels. btw. does anyone have a spare grab bar for sale??? Mine has to be weak by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellison445 Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Sredish has one for cheap in the forsale section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Smoker Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 An ex is easy to wheelie it all has to do with the weight distribution of the bike, the shee is heavier on the front end but it can still wheelie. Yeha I'm sure if you practice enough you will get pretty good at it, but 4 strokes are easier to wheelie anyways I have an xr200 dirtbike I can wheelie that thing forever, on the banshee if I try to push my luck and wheelie a long distance I usually hit the wheelie bar because it doesn't have a good balance point. The shee doesnt go as far back as the ex without falling back and hitting the bar. I always wheelie on pavement now, and I find taller gearing (bigger front sprocket) helps keep it up longer. But really if you want to wheelie as long as an ex I don't think its possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
United Pot Smoker Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 "The shee doesnt go as far back as the ex without falling back and hitting the bar. " the front end is heavier so you will need to bring it up higher for it to ballance. un less your hagning off the back of it. the shee Does Go farther back than the ex. "But really if you want to wheelie as long as an ex I don't think its possible." anything is possable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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